The Craziness of Little 500

Doug and I arrived in Orlando this morning at 5:30 a.m.  Doug slept most of the two flights home.  I was pleased with the two hours that I got.  We were excited that we were able to get our bags quickly, find a Lyft to Meg's and arrive home by 7:30.  My head hit the pillow at 7:35 a.m. and I slept for almost five hours.  Doug decided to stay awake as he wanted to get back on his normal sleeping routine as quick as possible.  

I noticed that while I was sleeping that Cameron called.  I was sad that I missed his call, but glad to hear that Doug was able to talk to him.  I thought that Cameron was calling to tell us more about the shooting that happened on Kirkwood last night.  He had texted me when we got on the plane about it and told me not to worry as he was out by the stadium at the time and that his friends that were at the bars fled without injury.  I had read this morning that nine people were shot in what started as a fight between two girls, but that no one was killed.

When I finally got ahold of Cameron this afternoon, I was shocked by the story that he had to share.  It wasn't about the shooting at all.  When Cora woke up this morning, there was a man sleeping on her couch that she and her roommates did not know.  He wouldn't wake up and they weren't sure what to do about it.  After some debate they called the building manager who had to pour water on the guy to get him to even respond to them.  It took some time, but the manager finally convinced him that it wasn't his friends' apartment that he was sleeping in and soon after helped him exit the apartment much to everyone's relief.  I was very happy to hear that.

In the end, I wasn't really surprised by Cameron's Little 5 experience.  That weekend had been out of control since I was in college, so I could imagine what it was like now.  Brett, Cal and Meg all experienced similar situations during their time at Indiana and I am sure that students will in the future.  It almost seems like a rite of passage for our family and now Cameron will have his own story to share.  Thankfully, none of us have been scarred by any of those memories.